Tag: long exposure

We went back to France for our summery holiday, after a slight aberration last year when we spent a few days in a caravan in Cornwall - any mention of that holiday now gets us both whistling the theme tune to Peter Kaye's Phoenix Nights, given the quality of the evening entertainment the caravan park laid on...
We went back to a gite we've been to a couple of times before - it's nice, it's a good size for the two of us, it's quiet, it's very close to the local wine producer and it's got very clear views of the night sky.
So here's a few different sets:
Giverny
On the way down through France, we stopped off at Giverny to visit the Monet gardens - we'd been a couple of times about 15 years ago now and thought it time for another visit.
The last image is a little different - not taken at Giverny but fairly close by. Slightly inspired by the...

We spent a week in Cornwall (or more specifically The Lizard), ambling around various villages and coves. Kynance Cove was as glorious as ever - I think this was the third time I've been there and there have been spectacular waves every time. A lovely place.
Porthcurno and the Minack Theatre are favourites too. Mullion Cove was new to us, as was Coverack where a chance spot of a notice in a shop window led us to the Terence Coventry Sculpture Garden - chock full of really interesting modern sculpture.
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On the way back from Tintern, I fancied trying to get some decent photos of one or other of the Severn Bridges. I ended up parked just near the old ferry at Aust - and what a fantastic location is it!
Distant views of the second Severn Bridge over grassy fields, the old ramps for the ferry, the big electricity pylon and the first bridge - superb. Somewhere to return to with the large format camera when it arrives.
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The pylon with flat light could be Bernd & Hilla Becher-esque....

I had a day off on Friday and went out to take photos at Tintern Abbey - somewhere I've never actually been before.
I actually took the tripod with me and put it to good use for once - I'm really very happy with these photos - a good morning's effort.
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After wading my way through a bit of a backlog, I can finally get round to posting some photos from a trip to Devon in June.
We spent a few days staying in the luxurious glory that is the M5 Travelodge in Exeter, and got around a bit. The photos are of:
A La Ronde in Exmouth - a rather odd 16-sided house
Dawlish Warren, some long exposures
Some bits from around Exmouth, including a rather nice tea room/cafe, Bumble and Bee
The last bits aren't Devon, but are Montacute House in Somerset.
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